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A beautiful tranquil location for which we had perfect weather, just a light breeze and broken cloud. As well as a 4WD the other essential bit of kit here are waders, it's very boggy all around the lake. Plenty of fish were rising all day, taking a shuttlecock emerger (3) and flying ants (1) with the remaining six on the wet with a Bibio point fly, steadfastly ignoring other wet flies on the droppers. There seemed to be a lot more activity on the deeper western shore than on the east. Aggressive takes and beautifully coloured feisty fish with a good number lost too. Perfect.

10 Trout

Was great to head off to this gem of a lake , to get my regular Bugeilyn fix . Got there seven in the morning , to be greeted by a flat calm surface and hardly a whisp in the air ! Things could be tricky to say the least . . . . . . . Tackled up with my five weight rod floating line, and my team of home tied small wets, also taking along my seven foot four weight split cane rod , just for a bit of fun . Initially working the westerly shore , I managed to pick up two cracking fish, quickly admired , then returned . By eight , there was a much needed breeze , which pit a nice ripple on the lake , improving sport no end . I worked all the Westerly shore , right down to the bottom end . By the lone pine tree , stuck in some heather was a cats whisker fly . . . . Eeeeeeeeeeek . . . . . Who's been using such a monstrosity of a fly for such a legend of a lake , I think that deserves an exclamation mark or two Mr Birch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Takes were confident , surprisingly not too deep down , and as always scrapers right to the net , the point fly , my own Kate Maclaren variant being the favourite of the morning , and in total caught ten crackers , in excellent condition , all released back to their fabled home . Next visit , I'll hopefully give some of the flies I'm attempting , from Emrys Evans ' Plu Stiniog . It's a cracking book , and a chap I would have loved to have met , and learned some tips from the Cambrian Angling Assoc Legend . He could snaffle out a trout or two on the Wild Lakes around Blaunau Ffestiniog , awesome country side and some great fishing too !

At half twelve , the sun was high and burning the backs of my hands , reaching a steady 23 degrees , I gave around the boathouse one last blast , managing to pick up my last feisty little brownie . Happy with a tally of ten on such a difficult day , I chilled out for a while , before packing up , enjoying the views on a slow bimble back along the track, before hitting the main drag and heading back to the Pondarosa . Will be back very very soon , hopefully on a more windier cloudier cooler day, but thanks as always Llyn Bugeilyn for another fun few hours !!!!!!

10 Trout

What a fantastic place. I've been meaning to make the trip for a while having seen others' catch returns, and it didn't disappoint. 4 perfect, black finned wbt to the net but lost and missed countless more - if I was on a commercial fishery I would have been cursing my luck, but loved every second here. Fish were rising occasionally as the cloud lifted, but various wets - diawl bachs and zulus seemed to work best today.

4 Trout

All fish caught on wet patterns (zulu, butcher, teal & black) Sun turned to wind, but fish taking most of day, lost more than I landed. Turned one fish that could have been around 1lb (could this be right, never seen a fish that size here before)?
WUF note 1lbs quite possible here

7 Trout

Arrived at lunchtime and took 3 trout, two on dry and one on wet.
However, it then went very quiet, probably a combination of the high temperatures and bright sun.

3 Trout

Decided not to fish as the conditions were the same as the previous unproductive evening. Cut our losses and moved on to try the Usk.

Oh the shame! A nil return for Llyn Bugeilyn. We fished a few hours in the evening, without sight of a fish. In our defence it was blisteringly hot under a windless, cloudless sky. All trout with any sense were hiding in depths in the middle of the lake.

Whilst the rest of the country was basking in hot sunshine Bugeilyn did not disappoint----overcast with a brisk and chilly westerly wind we needed coats! However the fish obliged and we actually landed 28 hard fighting trout between us and must have missed at least as many. Most took on or near the surface--black Pennell, silver Invicta, peter ross ,coch y bondhu. seemed to work. Fun day in glorious surroundings

28 Trout

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6 Trout

Was the perfect weather conditions when I parked up in my truck at about eleven . . . . A steady westerly breeze , and thick cloud !!!!!!! Used my home tied traditional wets initially , as there was no surface activity , and used roaming tactics along the Eastern shore , picking off fish , not deep down , with various retrieves , sport was fantastic and as usual the black finned tribe put up a battle once hooked !!!! Spartans in their own right I'd say !!!!!!! Mid afternoon , some splashy rises started appearing around the area of the lone pine tree , so tried one of my small sedge patterns , and was taken with relish , accounting for seven , before it started looking a bit worse for wear !!!!!!! Ringing the changes was the order of the day , and by three , rises had finished , so I opted for a wet Coch y Bonddu and a small bibio , which seemed to do the trick , and fished that all the way up to the culvert , which accounted for another eight beautiful brownies , some a quick pic taken , then slipped back into their peaty abyss !!!!! The wind was loosing some of its poke by five , so fished between the lillies in boathouse bay , which seemed to winkle out the bigger fish , taking two cracking fish , superb condition , with bright red spots ,contrasting against the shimmering bottle green sides , melting into brown on their backs , absolutely superb day , and so on a high , I packed up at six , a happy chappy, with twenty one brownies caught and released , and several more missed , this was one of the best days for a long time that I've had at Bugeilyn . . . . . . . . . I shall be back again in search of the finny tribe , and I tip my hat to you Llyn Bugeilyn for an outstanding day !!!!!!!!!

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